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Canal
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the semicircular canals of the ear.
(2):
(n.) A long and relatively narrow arm of the sea, approximately uniform in width; - used chiefly in proper names; as, Portland Canal; Lynn Canal.
(3):
(n.) An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation, or for irrigating land, etc.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Canal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/canal.html. 1828.